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Consumer sentiment among Americans nears record low amid tariff uncertainty
The preliminary University of Michigan April consumer sentiment index reading of 50.8 is the second-lowest on the ...
Consumer Sentiment Dips To Nearly 3-Year Low
The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment measure fell from late March to early April amid growing trade war tensions ...
Potential impact of Trump's trade war on jobs and inflation sends US consumer sentiment plunging
Consumer sentiment fell sharply in April, the fourth consecutive month of declines, as an intensifying trade war fueled ...
A repeat of The Great Inflation? Consumer inflation fears reach highest mark since 1981.
The last time inflation expectations ran that high was in 1981, toward the end of a historic period of high prices, ...
Recession fears, tariff uncertainty prompt plunge in consumer sentiment
The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment survey showed a sharp decline this month amid President Donald Trump's ...
Stocks turn lower after ugly consumer-sentiment reading
U.S. stocks were headed back toward session lows on Friday following the release of the latest University of Michigan survey on consumer sentiment. In a word, the numbers were ugly. According to the ...
Has consumer confidence fallen, as Sen. Cory Booker said? Two key surveys say yes
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, a longstanding survey of Americans’ views on the economy as they see it, has fallen by 17% since November 2024.  A similar survey, the University of ...